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coronavirus infections in India are doubling every 4-5 days, indicating that the pandemic is still far from being under control despite the return of near-normalcy across society and the economy.

The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium identifies Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the leading variant in India, making up 60% of cases.

A member of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), the laboratory consortium, said that 25-30% of cases are of other sub-lineages of the XBB variant only, The Economic Times reported.

The member of the SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium noted that the deaths and hospitalizations related to the newly detected Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 have been seen in people with co-morbidities.

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